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Major Nikon

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13. Viability is and always has been an arbitrary standard

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 07:19 PM

May 2022

Undoubtedly it’s been used to kill and otherwise negatively affect the health of pregnant women when used in public policy to restrict access to reproductive health care. All because too many people believe in attaching metaphysical properties to human protoplasm and injecting mythological nonsense into the debate.

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I'm a neonatologist. How lawmakers misunderstand a baby's viability. [View all] Jilly_in_VA May 2022 OP

Given that the anti abortionists base their opinion drray23 May 2022 #1

The antichoice politicians don't care. But it is helpful to Ilsa May 2022 #2

The slippery slope rears again intrepidity May 2022 #3

It won't matter. They want NO abortions LeftInTX May 2022 #4

They don't 'need' to understand. They believe they have the legal power. keithbvadu2 May 2022 #5

Good picture of Randy Paul. Someone who attached a "Dr" to their name. erronis May 2022 #14

Should be read as a statement at every legislative hearing on the matter. Beartracks May 2022 #6

They don't care. Period. SkylineChili May 2022 #7

So that brings us to a problem these mothers might face. halfulglas May 2022 #8

This happens fairly frequently and I don't see the connection to abortion LeftInTX May 2022 #10

I'd suggest delivering the periviable baby to the care of the state immediately. erronis May 2022 #16

While I totally agree this message should be hammered home Docreed2003 May 2022 #9

Many of these nutters lack understanding how Alwaysna May 2022 #11

The babies do not matter, not at all. MuseRider May 2022 #12

Viability is and always has been an arbitrary standard Major Nikon May 2022 #13

I think their inability to understand, or at least listen, precludes any meaningful (or even housecat May 2022 #15

Possibly the only thing that could change nazi minds on this area51 May 2022 #17

They don't care about "science" BumRushDaShow May 2022 #18

My God! Horrible, horrible, more horrible, most horrible! They don't care is RIGHT. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #19

Silly article; this is not about the baby, or the pregnant person, or parents. It is about control. NullTuples May 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author pansypoo53219 May 2022 #21

don't forget genetic fuckups. my mom had an old medical book w/ photos of DNA soup. pansypoo53219 May 2022 #22